CVE-2024-2271
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA vulnerability classified as critical has been found in keerti1924 Online-Book-Store-Website 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file /shop.php of the component HTTP POST Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument product_name leads to sql injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-256041 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in the /shop.php file of the Online-Book-Store-Website 1.0 application. The product_name parameter in HTTP POST requests is not properly sanitized, allowing attackers to inject arbitrary SQL commands. This could enable unauthorized database access, data exfiltration, or potential remote code execution depending on database configuration.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 1.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm the Online Bookstore Website is deployedIdentify if the web application (Keerti1924 Online Bookstore Website version 1.0) is running in your environment. Check web server directories, application inventories, or running services for this specific application.Affected if The application is present in your environment.
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Locate the shop.php fileSearch the web server document root for the shop.php file, typically found in the application's main directory or /src/ folder.Affected if The shop.php file exists in your environment.
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Inspect the product_name parameter handlingOpen shop.php and locate the code handling the product_name POST parameter. Search for $_POST['product_name'] or similar variable assignments.Affected if The product_name parameter is received via POST and used in queries without sanitization.
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Verify SQL query implementationExamine the SQL queries that incorporate the product_name variable. Check if the code uses prepared statements, parameterized queries, or raw string concatenation.Affected if Queries use string concatenation or interpolation with product_name rather than bound parameters.
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Test for SQL injection vulnerabilitySend a crafted POST request to shop.php with product_name set to a SQL injection probe (e.g., ' OR '1'='1) and observe the application's response. Use authorized penetration testing or code review only.Affected if The application returns database errors or exhibits unexpected behavior indicating SQL command execution.
You are affected if the Online-Book-Store-Website v1.0 is deployed, shop.php exists, and the product_name parameter is processed in SQL queries without prepared statements or input sanitization.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataReplace dynamic SQL queries with prepared statements/parameterized queries for the product_name parameter. Apply input validation and output encoding as defense-in-depth. Consider deploying a WAF as an interim measure.
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